Thursday, August 30, 2018

The Trump Economy: Profits Vs. Wages


The con in graph form:



4 comments:

donnah said...

No duh. Corporations were, along with the dunderhead Trumpists, the biggest supporters of Trump policies because they knew he would reward them handsomely. And looking at that chart and the record-breaking run on Wall Street, we can see they are getting more than they ever dreamed of.

It's exhausting to try to keep up with the lies we're told about alleged boosts in employment numbers and the big breaks we're supposed to be getting from tax cuts. The art of smoke and mirrors, now that's the strength of this administration.

Now Am Found! said...

it does rather feel like alice through the looking glass. after she took a hit of lsd

W. Hackwhacker said...

donnah -- they pull this con whenever they're in control, and the gullible continue to be gullible.

Now -- the comedown is going to be hard!

donnah said...

Our city is anchored by an air force base. Yesterday Trump announced that Federal workers will not be receiving pay raises this year. Now, he just gave the military a big bonus, so on this base we'll have workers who are getting a raise working next to those who won't. Imagine any friction happening ad a result?

Also, our local economy rests heavily on the base, and we can't afford lose workers who could quit in protest.

He's a president who doesn't understand how the economy works, or how anything works, for that matter. He isn't building the economy, he's blowing it up.